Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

by Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam; Ledger, William; Denny, Lynette; Doumouchtsis, Stergios

• ISBN13: 9780198766360
• ISBN10: 019876636X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-03-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom,William Ledger, Head and Professor of the Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Women's & Children's Health, New South Wales, Australia,Lynette Denny, Professor and Chair, Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa,Stergios Doumouchtsis, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran's research and clinical interests are in understanding and improving the quality of life for women and newborn babies.
He has been in clinical practice for 37 years and in research and teaching for 25 years. He joined St George's, University of London as a Professor and then became Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Among his key achievements is the development of a 'clinical dashboard' to provide clinicians with the relevant and timely information they need to inform decisions that improve the quality of patient care.
He is active with a number of professional organisations and was president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, of which he was president 2009-10.
Currently, he is President-elect of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Professor Arulkumaran has published 24 books as author or editor, 240 indexed articles and more than 150 book chapters.

Professor William Ledger is the Head and Professor of the Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the School of Women's & Children's Health. He is a senior fertility specialist, obstetrician and gynaecologist and was the Chair and Head of the Academic Unit for Reproductive and Developmental Medicine at the University of Sheffield, UK until 2011.
Research projects range from clinical studies to improve safety and efficacy of IVF to molecular biology of the implanting embryo.
With 140 refereed papers to his name, and as the joint author of 15 books and over 50 book chapters and publications, Bill is our most widely published fertility specialist and described by patients and colleagues alike as both a humble and caring specialist.

Lynette Denny is a Principal Specialist and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and is a registered sub-specialist in Gynaecological Oncology at Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town. She is currently the Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynacology. She is also a full member of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine at University of Cape Town. Her research interest for the past 15 years has been in preventing cervical cancer in low resource settings and she has published widely on the subject. She was awarded the Distinguished Scientist for Improving the Quality of Life of Women by the South African Department of Science and Technology in 2006 and is a rated scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. She was the first recipient of the Shoprite Checkers SABC 2 Women of the Year award for Science and Technology in 2004.


Stergios (Stelios) Doumouchtsis is currently a Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist and subspecialist Urogynaecologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's University of London, UK and a Visiting Professor at the University of Athens, Medical School.
Having completed his training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the UK, he undertook subspecialty training in Urogynaecology. Following the completion of his training, he was awarded an Ethicon Travel Award by the RCOG and worked as a visiting Scholar in the University of Michigan, where he participated in research projects with the Pelvic Floor Research Group.
He is a member of several national and international scientific and professional committees, working groups and professional societies. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 book chapters and has been an invited speaker in national and international confrences.

Table of Contents

Secction 1: Basics in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1. Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stergios Doumouchtsis
2. Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Frank A Chervenak Laurence B McCullough
3. Clinical Anatomy of the pelvis and the reproductive organs, Thomas Ind
4. Genetics for the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Adonis Ioannides
5. Clinical Governance, audit and risk Management, Leroy Edozien
6. Preconceptional medicine, Mahantesh Karoshi Carmen Binding
7. Obesity in O&G practice, Tahir Mahmood
Section 2: Fetomaternal Medicine
8. Maternal physiology, Andrew Shennan Nicola Vousden
9. The placenta, Eric Jauniaux Amar Bhide Graham Burton
10. Fetal Growth, Aris Papageorghiou Jane Hirst
11. Prenatal diagnosis, Amar Bhide Anas Pinas
12. Cardiac disease in pregnancy, Philip Steer
13. Diabetes in pregnancy, Michael Permezel Alexis Shub
14. Renal disease in pregnancy, David Williams
15. Haematological disorders in pregnancy, Hassan Shehata Amanda Ali
16. Thrombosis and embolism in pregnancy, Ian Greer
17. Infections and Immunisation in Pregnancy, Austin Ugwumadu
18. Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy, Ian Jones Arianna Di Florio
19. Fetal therapy, Basky Thilaganathan Caitriona Monaghan
20. Multiple pregnancy, Surabhi Nanda James Neilson
21. Hypertensive disorders, Peter von Dadelszen Laura A Magee
22. Antepartum Haemorrhage, Justin Konje Gbemisola Okunoye
23. Endocrine and Liver diseases in pregnancy, Catherine Williamson
24. Neurological disorders in pregnancy, Tim von Oertzen Judith Wagner
25. Respiratory disorders in pregnancy, Catherine Nelson-Piercy Stephen Lapinsky
Section 3: Management of Labour
26. Normal labour, Devendra Kanagalingam
27. Fetal monitoring during labour, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran Vikram Talauliker
28. Obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia, Anthony Addei Sam Bampoe
29. Obstetric emergencies, Tim Draycott Kiren Ghag Cathy Winter
30. Preterm labour, Angharad Care Zarko Alfirevic
31. Prolonged pregnancy, Jim Thornton Kate Walker
32. Malpresentation malposition cephalopelvic disproportion, Deirdre Murphy
33. Obstetric procedures, Tak Yeung Leung Yvonne Kwun Yue Cheng
34. Stillbirth, David Ellwood Vicki Flenady
35. Postpartum care and problems in the puerperium, Stephen J Robson
36. Induction of labour, Andrew Weeks Julia Polk
Section 4: Neonatal Care & Neonatal Problems
37. Neonatal care & Neonatal Problems, Neena Modi Vimal Vasu
Section 5: Gynaecological Problems and Early Pregnancy Loss
38. Miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage, Mushi Matjila Vikram Talaulikar
39. Ectopic pregnancy, Andrew Horne Mayank Madhra
40. The menstrual cycle, Hilary Critchley Jacqueline Maybin Lucy Whitaker Karolina Skorupskaite
41. Menstrual disorders, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhoea, Ian Fraser Marina Berbic
42. Polycystic ovary syndrome, Yong Eu Leong Zhongwei Huang
43. Pelvic inflammatory disease, Jonathan Ross Gillian Dean
44. Chronic pelvic pain, TC Li Jacqueline Chung
45. Endometriosis, Thomas D'Hooge Arne Vanhie
46. Menopause, Jenifer Sassarini Mary Ann Lumsden
Section 6: Surgical Procedures and Postoperative Care
47. Laparoscopy, Jason Abbott Stephanie Salim Anduriputri Stephen Lyons
48. Hysteroscopy, Peter O'Donovan
Section 7: Benign disease of the uterus
49. Benign disease of the uterus, Isaac Manyonda Sahana Gupta
Section 8: Benign disease of the vulva
50. Benign disease of the vulva, David Nunns Rosalind Simpson
Section 9: Reproductive medicine
51. Infertility, Siladitya Bhattacharya Smriti Bhatta
52. Assisted reproduction, William Ledger
Section 10: Sexual and Reproductive
53. Contraception, Zephne van der Spuy Petrus Steyn
54. Termination of pregnancy, Pak Chung Ho Raymond Li
55. Violence against Women, Stephen Lindow Tonye Wokoma
Section 11: Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders
56. Uterovaginal prolapse, Robert Freeman Anupreet Dua Suneetha Rachaneni
57. Urinary incontinence, Ajay Rane Jay Iyer Ryan Faruque
58. Faecal Incontinence and anorectal dysfunction, Karen Nugent
59. Childbirth Trauma, Stergios Doumouchtsis
60. Female Sexual dysfunction, Ganesh Adaikan
Section 12: Gynaecological Oncology
61. Cancer screening & prevention in gynaecology, Lynette Denny Rengaswamy Sankaranarayan
62. Premalignant and malignant disease of the cervix, Walter Prendiville
63. Cancer of the uterine corpus, Nomonde Mbatani Dominic Richards
64. Ovarian cancer, Fallopian Tube and peritoneum, Jonathan Ledermann Christina Fotopoulou
65. Premalignant and Malignant disease of the vulva and vagina, Linda Rogers Ate van der Zee Maaike Oonk
66. Gestational trophoblastic tumours (benign & malignant, Hextan Ngan Karen K.L. Chan Siew-Fei Ngu
67. Chemotherapy and biological, targeted and immune therapies, Amit Oza Stephanie Lheureux
68. Radiotherapy, Anthony Fyles Anuja Jhingran David Gaffney Dustin Boothe Marco Carlone Tim Craig
69. Palliative care, Joanna Cain Shelley Kibel
70. Gynae Pathology, Jaime Prat
71. Premalignant disease in the genital tract in pregnancy, Manas Chakrabarti Andy Nordin
72. Cancer in Pregnancy, Matthys Hendrik Botha